1. Brob Ball is played between two teams, each of seven players
2. All seven players from one team and one from the other inhabit the pitch at one time
3. The lone offensive player is called the Striker. The seven defensive players are: the Outer Safeties (2 or 3), the Inner Safeties (3 or 2), the Gunner (1), and the Backer (1)
4. The ball is seven-centimeters in diameter, and made of hard plastic
5. The Gunner must roll the ball to the striker, roll is defined as bouncing no fewer than five times and not leaving the ground within the Striker's Zone
6. The Gunner must remain within the Gunner's Box when rolling the ball
7. The angle of inclination between the Striker's Zone and the Gunner's Box shall be no more than five degrees
8. The Striker must use a regulation golf club to hit the ball
9. Once the Striker has hit the ball, he may run either to the left scoring station or to the right scoring station, upon reaching either, he scores a point
10. Once the Striker reaches the scoring station, he may either run back to the Striker's Box (scoring one point) and then run to the other station (scoring one point), or run directly across the pitch to the other scoring station (scoring two points)
11. The Striker continues to run until he is touched with the ball
12. If the Striker's hit crosses the Four-Point Line without bouncing, he scores an automatic four points and is retired
13. Once all seven players have had their turn as Striker, the two teams switch sides
14. Once both teams have played offense, the game ends, and the team with the most points wins
15. The coach must announce before the game begins how many Inner and Outer Safeties he will be using
16. Safeties may not cross the line between the Receiving Field and the Scoring Field
17. If the ball crosses the divider between the scoring and receiving fields before going out of bounds, play continues. If it goes out of bounds before crossing the divider, the gunner must roll again.
2. All seven players from one team and one from the other inhabit the pitch at one time
3. The lone offensive player is called the Striker. The seven defensive players are: the Outer Safeties (2 or 3), the Inner Safeties (3 or 2), the Gunner (1), and the Backer (1)
4. The ball is seven-centimeters in diameter, and made of hard plastic
5. The Gunner must roll the ball to the striker, roll is defined as bouncing no fewer than five times and not leaving the ground within the Striker's Zone
6. The Gunner must remain within the Gunner's Box when rolling the ball
7. The angle of inclination between the Striker's Zone and the Gunner's Box shall be no more than five degrees
8. The Striker must use a regulation golf club to hit the ball
9. Once the Striker has hit the ball, he may run either to the left scoring station or to the right scoring station, upon reaching either, he scores a point
10. Once the Striker reaches the scoring station, he may either run back to the Striker's Box (scoring one point) and then run to the other station (scoring one point), or run directly across the pitch to the other scoring station (scoring two points)
11. The Striker continues to run until he is touched with the ball
12. If the Striker's hit crosses the Four-Point Line without bouncing, he scores an automatic four points and is retired
13. Once all seven players have had their turn as Striker, the two teams switch sides
14. Once both teams have played offense, the game ends, and the team with the most points wins
15. The coach must announce before the game begins how many Inner and Outer Safeties he will be using
16. Safeties may not cross the line between the Receiving Field and the Scoring Field
17. If the ball crosses the divider between the scoring and receiving fields before going out of bounds, play continues. If it goes out of bounds before crossing the divider, the gunner must roll again.
Pitch:
Tournament Format:
When posting your roster, please specify which style of rolling is the favorite of your gunner (fast, slow, spin right, spin left, bounce, slide). Also, please designate the favorite roll of each of your striker's (see above). The fixtures will be announced one hour before the first scorination, and no rosters will be accepted in that hour, to prevent teams taking advantage of knowing their opponent's player's preferences when naming their own. Also, please designate a skill modifier between -3 and +3, with -3 being the most defensive, which will determine whether your team is better at offense or defense
Scorinating Formula:
Skill Modifier + RP Bonus + Random Number 1-6 + (# of Player's with Gunner's favorite roll/7) + Opponent's Skill Modifier = Score
Signups:
West Angola
Vettrera
Darmen
Lymantatia
Cuboneland
Neu Engollon
Morder Kanin
The Priory of St Luc
Tournament Information:
The pairings for the tournament will be posted thirty minutes before the first scorination. The reason for this is because the number of striker's with the same favorite roll as the gunner figures into the scorinator, and I would like to prevent anyone from posting their roster just to gain an unfair advantage over their opponents. No new rosters will be accepted in the interim between the posting and scorination, but those rosters will apply to subsequent matches. If you do not post a roster, the favorite roll of six your striker's will be assumed to be whatever the opposing gunner's is, and your gunner's favorite roll will be assumed to be whatever the least number of opposing strikers prefer.
Cutoff time will be at 13:20 Central Standard Time, except on Wednesday's when it will be at 13:45 CST. (Trying to work around my lunch schedule here).
The tournament will be a single-elimination format.
Please begin posting your rosters, and indicate the preferred rolling style of both your gunner and your strikers. Also indicate a skill modifier of -3 (Most defensively skilled) to +3 (Most offensively skilled).
Schedule:
Quarterfinals: Monday, January 28th
Semifinals: Tuesday, January 29th
Finals: Wednesday, January 30th
Good luck and happy RPing!
